Obituaries

Leoti, Kansas Marilyn Jane (Renner) Appl, age 82, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on August 22, 1935, the daughter of Fred Renner and Mildred Fiegel in Cunningham, Kansas She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, St....

Michael “Mike” John Downs, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at his home in Liberal. He was born November 1, 1971 at Liberal, KS, the son of Arthur and Donna (Frampton) Downs. Mike was a graduate of Liberal High School. He enjoyed watching Football, his favorite teams were the Liberal Redskins, K-State Wildcats...

Conrad Lee Neal, age 88, died July 2, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS. His wife Barbara was at his side. After a lengthy illness, Conrad has slipped the surley bonds of earth and set out for the cosmos where he will join his heroes Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, and Steven Hawking...

Caitlin Hope Heronemus, 19, of Wichita, Kansas passed away on July 4, 2018 in an accident near Hugo, Colorado. She was born on October 12, 1998 in Liberal, Kansas to Dustin and Tammy (Armer) Heronemus. Caitlin was a graduate of Turpin High School, class of 2017. Caitlin worked as a Daycare Provider at Scribbles...

Donna Sue Van Buren, 76, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born on August 27, 1941 to Sherman and Dorothy (Robertson) Morlen at Springfield, MO. On March 10, 1956 she married Larry Van Buren at Yates Center, KS; he survives. Donna and...

LuDessa Alice Prater, 98, died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born April 23, 1920 to Florence (Lindsey) and Edward Kenneth Richardson at Kismet, Kansas. She was married to Ell Pollard Prater who preceded her in death on November 16, 1982. LuDessa enjoyed working at the...

Bobbie (Bob) Joe Carter, 76, passed away on June 26, 2018, at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born to Talmadge Carter and Madge Adams Simpson on September 14, 1941 at his grandparent’s home in rural Louisa, KY. He was raised by his grandparents, Millard and Lucy Adams and at the age 15...

GARDEN CITY Craig Wayne Rodby II, age 32, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018. He was born on August 30, 1985 in Rocksprings, Wyoming the son of Craig Rodby and Margaret “Maggie” Bertolina Baker. Craig has been a member of the Finney county area since 1999 and worked as a welder for Tyson....

Taylor “T” Mackenzie Seigrist, 25, died Saturday, June 16, 2018 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was born to Mark Seigrist and Tracy Jordan Johnson, July 18, 1992 at Lawrence, KS. He graduated with the class of 2010 of Liberal High School. He worked for Liberal Kenworth. He was proud to serve as...

Eva “Babe” Klingenberg, age, 87 of Manter, Kansas died Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the Stanton County Hospital in Johnson, Kansas. She was born July 15, 1930 in Stanton County, Kansas the daughter of Charles C. and Nellie Leona (Von Hemel) Wilkerson. Babe grew up and graduated High School at Manter, Kansas. She later...